Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Gile Whitaker, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Gile Whitaker registered to vote in Davis County on August 13, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 26 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Davis County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
26 years
In Texas
26 years
In the county
about 1841
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1841 to 1870

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In Davis County

Gile Whitaker

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Gile Whitaker
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
26 years
Years in Davis County
26 years
Years in the precinct
26 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Whitaker

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 51 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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